This is a remake of the Honeymoon Killers from 1969. Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck were a couple who were a perfectly matched couple. They met through a lonely hearts club and it was kismet. Ray was able to seduce lonely older women and brought along Martha posing as his sister. The American version is better, with a Smiling young Tony LoBianco as Ray and Shirley Stoler as Martha. The Mexican version also features fine actors and it is a decent remake. The true story is amazing and viewers should read it before seeing the films based on the tale. Deep Crimson has a made up ending, but it works anyway. The true story ended in my childhood hometown of Ossining NY. I do recommend it to fellow true crime aficionados.

I've heard (positive things) about Arturo Ripstein before, but this is his first film I've seen. If this is one of his masterpieces, then it will likely be my last. The film is nearly as despicable as the two characters featured in it.I'll confess I'm no fan of true crime, but I'm the victim here, not the culprit. Additionally any film "based on a true story" is generally suspect. Horrendous acting, and peculiar pacing are only some of the glaring crimes. Vaguely you could make the case for this being about gluttony and vanity, or that Ripstein breaks with "Hollywood" conventions by having an actors and actresses with unconventional faces...but those conventions have been shattered properly many times with films far more engaging or entertaining than this.Potential spoilers follow, but the film is already spoiled enough and anything but profound, although definitely steeped in crimson blood. Please see something from one of the other films I've reviewed positively here.***light spoilers***What is the point of having Coral toy with redemption in the last of the crimes in their murder spree? She has already been set up as extremely unsympathetic from the first few scenes, leading up to the one with her own daughter and son, thus the scene with a replacement "daughter" just doesn't wash at all. The blood has soaked through and through...Again by having his lead characters so horrendous, Ripstein takes any force out of the foibles displayed by the other characters. We feel awkwardly sorry for some of the targets, but they too are generally given a grotesque caricature. Above I mentioned the obvious gluttony (Coral) and vanity (Nicolas), other characters do bring in lasciviousness, false piety and things that vaguely echoed the seven deadly sins, but this film just did not work on any level for me. Odd stabs at humor seemed woefully out of place, and added only a sense of insolence to injury.Okay, maybe for the lighting I'll give this a1/10

Deep Crimson-Arturo Ripstein This is an absolute gem of a retelling of the famous TRUE "Lonely Heart's Club Killers". Originally made as the "Honeymoon Killers", this Mexican version is totally representative of the true story. An obese nurse connects up with a con artist, who is stealing from rich widows, using a newspaper lonely hearts club source. Soon, after the nurse goes nutzoid over this creep, she gives up her children, and joins him in ripping off and killing available divorcée's and widows. The original film is a favorite of mine, as it is extremely gruesome, but carries a black comedy edge the first 2/3 of the film, and then it gets extremely nasty. As in the original, the psycho couple must deal with a Mother and her Child, and it is depicted here pretty well, but not as gruesome as the original. Nevertheless, this version pulls no punches, and in the end, goes way way beyond the original. This was considered very very shocking stuff in the original "Honeymoon Killers", and the ending of this one is totally stunning. This Mexican version is almost as good, if not better than the original. The extremely disturbing story, which is true, is superbly well made in this version. If you see this version for the first time, you will want to see "Honeymoon Killers", and if you already know "Honeymoon Killers", then "Profundo Carmesí" is a rare treat. I can't recommend this movie any higher, with the exception of "The Honeymoon Killers". Take your pick, they are both gruesome, and disgusting as hell. The edge is, this actually happened.

Nice to see something filmed in a country that has rarely been seen in movies, or at least not the parts they show here.Good character development without the high octane drama and flashy camerawork of Hollywood.Themes of the movie include needy people and relationships that trap you.